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Cells and Systems - Topic 1 Practice Quiz
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Topic 3 - The Cell and Its Structure Practice Quiz
1.
Many single-celled (unicellular) organisms have different ways of moving, obtaining food and
carrying out other essential functions for living. Structures, that unicellular organisms, such as a
euglena, or a chlamydomonas have for movement are called ...
flagella
cytoplasm
stentor
diatoms
2.
In the sample of pond water you may have studied, the amoeba moves by changing its shape.
It pushes its cytoplasm against one part of its cell membrane, causing a bulge. This bulge is
called a ...
pseudomym
pseudoplasm
false front
false foot
3.
A typical plant cell viewed under a compound light microscope reveals the many different parts
that have different functions. The part of the cell which surrounds and protects the contents of
the cell is called the ...
nucleus
cytoplasm
cell membrane
Cells and Systems - Topic 1 Practice Quiz
vacuole
4.
The chloroplasts of a plant cell have a very specialized function. They are the structures
where ...
food is transported to other parts of the cell
photsynthesis takes place
food is stored by the cell until it is needed
energy for reproduction is released
5.
Cells are various sizes and shapes. They are normally measured in units called ...
nanometers
micrometer
minimeters
macrometer
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Cells and Systems - Topic 1 Practice Quiz
Cells and Systems
Topic 3 - The Cell and Its Structure Practice Quiz
1. Many single-celled (unicellular)
organisms have different ways of
moving, obtaining food and carrying out
other essential functions for living.
Structures, that unicellular organisms,
such as a euglena, or a
chlamydomonas have for movement
are called ...
flagella (Text p. 115) Figure 2.5
cytoplasm
stentor
diatoms
2. In the sample of pond water you may
have studied, the amoeba moves by
changing its shape. It pushes its
cytoplasm against one part of its cell
membrane, causing a bulge. This bulge
is called a ...
pseudomym
pseudoplasm
false front
false foot (Text p. 117) Diagram of
the amoeba the bulge is called a
false foot (pseudopod)
Cells and Systems - Topic 1 Practice Quiz
3. A typical plant cell viewed under a
compound light microscope reveals the
many different parts that have different
functions. The part of the cell which
surrounds and protects the contents of
the cell is called the ...
nucleus
cytoplasm
cell membrane (Text p. 122) ANIMAL
CELL ( A )
vacuole
4. The chloroplasts of a plant cell have a
very specialized function. They are the
structures where ...
food is transported to other parts of
the cell
photsynthesis takes place (Text p.
123) PLANT CELL ( F )
food is stored by the cell until it is
needed
energy for reproduction is released
5. Cells are various sizes and shapes.
They are normally measured in units
called ...
nanometers
micrometers (Text p. 126) Cells are
measured in micrometers (um)
minimeters
Cells and Systems - Topic 1 Practice Quiz
macrometers